Georgia national rugby union team

E350455

The Georgia national rugby union team is the country’s top men’s rugby side, known for its powerful forward play and regular appearances at Rugby World Cups.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Georgia national rugby union team canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national rugby union team
sports team
associatedStadium Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
code GEO
confederation Rugby Europe
continent Europe
country Georgia
developmentRole flagship team of Georgian rugby
dominance multiple Rugby Europe Championship titles
emblem Borjgali
surface form: stylized Borjgali
firstTestLocation Kutaisi
firstTestOpponent Zimbabwe national rugby union team
firstTestYear 1989
gender men's team
governingBody Rugby Union of Georgia
governingBodyAbbreviation GRU
homeCity Tbilisi
homeKitPrimaryColorCode #800000
homeStadium Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
nationalAnthemUsed Tavisupleba
nickname Lelos
notableWorldCupWin victory over Namibia at Rugby World Cup 2007
victory over Namibia at Rugby World Cup 2015
victory over Romania at Rugby World Cup 2011
victory over Tonga at Rugby World Cup 2015
region Europe
regularCompetition Rugby Europe
surface form: Rugby Europe Championship
reputation dominant maul
strong scrum
shortName Georgia
sport rugby union
traditionalRival Romania national rugby union team
trophyContestedWithRomania Antim Cup
typeOfPlayStrength powerful forward pack
typicalStrength forward-oriented game plan
usualShirtColor dark red
usualShortsColor white
worldCupParticipation 2003 Rugby World Cup
surface form: Rugby World Cup 2003

2007 Rugby World Cup
surface form: Rugby World Cup 2007

2011 Rugby World Cup
surface form: Rugby World Cup 2011

2015 Rugby World Cup
surface form: Rugby World Cup 2015

2019 Rugby World Cup
surface form: Rugby World Cup 2019

2023 Rugby World Cup
surface form: Rugby World Cup 2023
worldRugbyCode GEO
worldRugbyRankingsBestRank 11
worldRugbyRankingsGoverningBody World Rugby

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rugby World Cup 2007 matches featuredTeam Georgia national rugby union team
Romania national rugby union team traditionalRival Georgia national rugby union team